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Lumbar support device

US4957102A · kind A · utility

38Cited by
14References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 27, 1988
Grant dateSep 18, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S297/03
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A lumbar frame is arranged, movable up and down, in a lower frame through second air mats which is attached to the seat back frame of a seat to correspond to the lumbar of a person who is seated on the seat, support brackets are attached, movable forward and backward, to both ends of the lumbar frame through link mechanisms and first air mats, a lumbar support member such as the zigzag or wave-formed spring is stretched between the support brackets, and an air supply and discharge means is used to supply and discharge air to and from the air mats to adjust the lumbar support member upward, downward, forward and backward.

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